【2】It tends to develop in adults, especially if they are overweight or do not exercise much. It can usually be controlled with pills and lifestyle changes, and can sometimes be reversed. Both types, if not well-treated, can cause complications such as organ damage, blindness, strokes and...
It can usually be controlled with pills and lifestyle changes, and can sometimes be reversed. Both types, if not well-treated, can cause complications such as organ damage, blindness, strokes and heart attacks.【3】Twenty years ago, it had fewer than 25 million. The dramatic increase, ...
Abstract Diabetes is a disease that affects 18.2 million people in the United States alone. This disease results when there is a high level of sugar in the blood for an extended period of time. It can be controlled by diet, exercise, pills and insulin injections. There are three main types...
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If blood sugar is not well controlled, it can increase a person's risk of heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease, which can result in premature death. Disability due to blindness, amputation, heart disease, stroke, and nerve damage may occur. Some people with diabetes become dependent on ...
Insulin remains the mainstay of treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes. Insulin is also an important therapy for type 2 diabetes when blood glucose levels cannot be controlled by diet, weight loss, exercise, and oral medications. Ideally, insulin should be administered in a manner that mimi...
In normal individuals, this regulatory system helps keep blood glucose levels in a tightly controlled range. But in patients with diabetes, insulin is either absent, insufficient for the body's needs, or not used properly by the body. All of these factors cause elevated levels of blood glucose...
tight control. Both types of diabetes require a diet low in sugar, weight loss if you're overweight, and a regular exercise plan. Type I diabetes requires daily injections of insulin whereas type II diabetes can often be controlled through diet, exercise, and, if necessary, prescribed pills....
This year a team of Dutch doctors systematically reviewed these studies and found that six of them were randomized controlled trials. Their article,Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Who Are Not Using Insulin, is available in full online. Those who tested were able...
Some lifestyle changes that are helpful for most people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes include: A nutritious diet Weight loss Exercise Quitting smoking Stress reduction Healthy sleep habits For some people, lifestyle changes are enough to keep their blood sugar levels well controlled. More often,...